If you're not here or don't hear about Oregon politics: It's wild. GOP lawmakers in Oregon's Senate have been on a walkout to prevent abortion protections and other Democratic priorities from passing. But Oregon voters passed a ballot measure last year making any legislator that does this ineligible to run again.

So now ten (TEN) state senators have made themselves lame ducks, in the hopes that they will get rescued by a lawsuit against the measure. https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/05/18/one-third-of-oregon-senate-now-ineligible-for-another-term-as-republican-walkout-continues/

#ORPol #Oregon

Hey Mastodon! I'm a jeweler specializing in fused glass! My shop is at https://www.nora.jewelry/

Shares appreciated, I'm struggling for reach these days.

#handmade #handmadejewelry #art #artistsonmastodon #artistsofmastodon #jewelry #glass #fusedglass #sellingonmastodon #smallbusiness #pride #pridejewelry #fedigiftshop

I used to post these over on the now dead to me #BirdApp.

I'm gonna continue that tradition by encouraging everyone across the #Fediverse to vote, no matter if it's a local or national election, just vote!! #Oregon #VoteByMail

#VoteLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt
#YourVoteMatters
#VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy

When I was posting over at Saudi-government-funded Twitter, I routinely included outbound links to things I thought other people should see, and got minimal engagement. It turned out that Twitter was actively demoting my efforts to share my sources.

Here, I add links and regularly get dozens to (less often) hundreds of boosts. Because the fediverse is not about deciding things for you (and me). It's about us deciding for ourselves. Which is as it should be.

I have some tenants (or, at least *A* tenant) in my bee hotel! :D

#Bees #BeeHotel
#NativeBees #Pollinators

Leeloo hugs her best friend, the couch, to nap

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon